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Second World War

Churchill's Bunker by Richard Holmes Drawing on a fascinating range of original material, including new first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, Holmes reveals how and why the bunker and its war machine developed; how the inhabitants' lives were transformed; and, how their wor more £8.99

Churchill's Unexpected Guests by Sophie Jackson The lives, within the camps and afterwards, of the Germans and Italians held in prison camps in Britain during the Second World War. more £14.99

Citizen Sailors by Glenn Prysor Drawing on hundreds of contemporary diaries and letters, along with memoirs, oral history and official documents, this is the first definitive history of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00

Cloak of Enemies by Tom Keene SOE was born from Churchill's vision to set 'Europe ablaze'. However, Tom Keene's book reveals for the first time how close it came to never existing at all. more Only £16.99 Was £18.99 You save £2.00

Cockleshell Heroes by Quentin Rees The definitive account of a mission thought to be a near impossible one; an attack seventy miles down the Gironde and on a series of blockade runners and other German ships located at Bordeaux. more Only £15.99 Was £16.99 You save £1.00

Code Name Mulberry by Guy Hartcup The story of the Mulberry harbours must rank among the most remarkable to emerge from the Second World War. In terms of engineering achievement, it is surely one of the greatest of all time. more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00

Code Wars by John Jackson Code Wars examines the role of ULTRA on major events of the Second World War, the pioneering work in breaking Enigma by the Polish cryptographers, and the building of Colossus, the world’s first digital, programmable computer. more £19.99

Codename Rygor by Mieczyslaw Zygfryd Slowikowski Codename Rygor is an example of where the Americans claimed an espionage coup that was in fact down to the Poles. more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00

Commando Pocket Book 1940-45 by Christopher Westhorp Drawing on authentic training manuals, lecture notes, course literature and other material from the commando schools this gives a real insight into this specialised fighting unit. more Only £6.99 Was £7.99 You save £1.00

Dam Busters by W B Bartlett This new account tells the story of those dramatic events through the eyes of those who were there. more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00